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FACTS
There
are now 25 residential children's hospices in the UK, with
15 more planned. Acorns Selly Oak was the third in the world
when it was opened in 1988. They opened their second hospice,
Acorns Walsall, in 1999.
Acorns
has helped more than 900 families in the past 14 years. They
care for children who are unlikely to reach adulthood, and
offer support to their families.
The
competition is open to anyone living within the three counties of
Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire and there are
two catagories - adults and children under 16.
We
have two prizes for each category - book tokens kindly donated by
The Paperback Exchange in Hereford and Fagins Bookshop in Kidderminster
of Β£25 for the winner and Β£15 for the runner-up.
Poems
can be about anything and you can include a dedication to someone
special if you like. All entries will be considered for inclusion
into our book of poems which will be published and sold in aid of
the Acorn Children's Hospice Three Counties Appeal.
This
book will be on sale by the beginning of June and the judges include
Mike George from Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Hereford and Worcester, playwright and poet
Kate Shaw, Sadie Lewis whose child was cared for by Acorns and Mike
Cartledge, Project Manager of Acorns Children's Hospice Trust.
Entries
can be sent by post to:
Acorns Poetry Competition
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Hereford and Worcester
Hylton Road
Worcester
WR2 5WW
